Shipping case



June 27, 1950 B ETAL 2,512,819

SHIPPING CASE Filed Feb. 18, 1949 INVENTORS. 26 Pez'er fiaar A'ITEI RN EYS Patented June 27, 1950 'SHIPPING :cAsE

Themes 24 extnds=angui a bore `crepenirig 211 Thisrinvention-relates to receptacles, and more particularly to a receptacle or case for storing and shipping gcodstherein.

,L The..object. of, the invention is.. to.pr ovide a quickly-detachable cover for shippingcases,such;

as egg cases and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cover or lid adapted tozbe re'adily and detachably securedr to. a; scontainer, suchras: cratest forfeg s, ;e butter, ;cheese,.and. similar c.ontainers,whch are larly through 'a prtion 'oi' the suppbrt i 20 and then-extends vertical-HYE Figure 2. i

bar 22 provided 'witha recess or 'socketws seand fests A furtherpbject of,the.invention is to provide a shipping case which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

` Other objects-and advantages will be apparentr during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the shipping case according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a central longitudina vertical sectional view of the case, with the scaling member removed;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of the sealing end of the case;

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional View of a modified scaling end for the case;

Figure 5 is a View showing the device of Figure 4:, but with the ends of the seal reversed.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numera o designates an open-topped shipping case for storing and shipping eggs, butter, and the like. The case n includes a hcrizontally-disposed bottom wall l I, a, pair of vertically-disposed, spaced, parallel side walls !2, and a pair of vertically-disposed, spaced, parallel end walls !3 and l4.

A flat lid or cover l5 is adapted to be supported by the side and end walls for closing the open top of the case and the cover |5 is detachably secured to the case, Figures 1 to 3, inclusive. For fastening the cover l5 to the case, a flange IS is arranged transversely with respect to one end of the cover l5 and is dependingly carried by or secured thereto. The fiange !6 is provided with a longitudinally-extending, arcuate cut out l'l. Arranged adjacent the top of the end wall l4 and secured thereto is a horizontally-disposed cover member !8 which is shaped to define an arcuate tongue !9 which seats in the cutout IT when the cover [5 is arranged on the case. The other end wall !3 has secured thereto a horizontally-disposed support member which is provided with member is arranged so that its head 26 seats in the recess 23 in the cross-bar 22 and a portion of the sealing strap 21 projects through the registering bores 2! and 24, whereby the cover 15 will be maintained or* held on the case until the scaling member 25 is broken. The ease can be readily carried by gripping the lower horizontal portion of the fiange IE and the support member 20.

In Figures 4 and 5, the case is provided with a modified scaling end. There the end wall I3 has Secured thereto a horizontally-disposed support member 28 which is provided with a longitudinally-extending cut-away portion 29 and the member also includes a vertically-disposed bore 30. The cover l5 has its end cut away, as at 3l,

and Secured to the under surface of the cover I=5 is a cross-bar 32 which is also cut away, as at 33. The cross-bar 32 is provided with a verticallydisposed bore 34 which registers with the bore 30 in the support member 28. In using the assembly of Figure 4, the cut-away portions 3l, the cover !5, and the cut-away portion 33 of the cross-bar 32 provide a space for receiving therein the head 26 of the scaling member 25 so that a plurality of cases may be safely stacked on top of each other without damaging the scaling member 25. The cut-away 29 in the support member 28 enables the user to readily separate or lift the cover !5 from the case. In Figure 5, the scaling member 25 is inverted sc that its head 26 is positioned below the support member 28 and the cutaway portions 3! and 33 prevent damage to the sealing strap 29.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be inter'preted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.,

We claim:

1. In a. shipping case, an open-topped box comprising a pair of vertically-disposed, spaced, parallel side walls, a pair of vertically-disposed end walls extending between said side walls and Secured ther-eto, a horizontally-disposed cover supported by said side walls and end walls, means for detachably securing said cover to said end walls said means comprising a 'flan'ge provided with a `longitudinally-extendingarcuate cutout arranged transversely with respect to an end of said cover and Secured thereto, a horizontal1y-.. i

disposed cross-member Secured to the outer sur face of one of said end walls, said cross-member' 'disposed bore arranged in said support member being shaped to denne a curved tongue'for' in;

4 walls, said means comprising a. fiange provided with two longitudinally-extending arcuate cutout arranged transversely with respect to an end of said cover and Secured thereto, a horizontallydisposed cross-member Secured to the outer surface of one of said end walls, said cross-member being shaped to define a curved tongue for insertion in the cutout in said flange, and means for rele'asably securin'g the other end of said cover to said case, said last-named means comprising a cross-bar arranged transversely with l respect to the other end of said cover and dependingly carried by the latter, a horizontallydisposed support member Secured to the other sertion in the cutout in said flange, and-means' x for releasably securing the other end of saidcover to said case, said last-namedr'nean's compr'isir'g' a cross-bar provided with a vertieally disposed" bore dependingly carried by the other end of said -cover, there being a recess arranged in said cross- I bar and communicatingwith said bore; for receiving therein a, head of a sealing member, a horizontally-disposed support member 4 Secured to the exterior of the'other of said ,end walls, there being a bore arranged in said supportmember and coacting with the bore in said cross-bar for receiving a portion of asealing straptherein.

2. In a shipping case, -anopen-topped box comprising a pair of vertically-disposed; spaced, parallel side walls, a pair of vertically-disposed end walls extending between said side walls and Secured thereto, a horizontally-disposed cover supported by said side walls and end-walls, means for detachably securing said cover to said end end wall of said case, there being a verticallyand said cross-bar, said bores registering with e'a'ch other and adapted to receive therein a portion of a sealing strap.

PETER BAAR. J. BOEVE, SR.

` REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 'file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France July 9, 1919 

